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Australiana the Great Barrier Reef Len Zel RRP $59.99 Produced in partnership with the BBC’s The Great Barrier Reef television series, the book takes you on a journey along 2,300km of Australia’s north-eastern coastline, through the diverse range of habitats that make up this extraordinary water world.
The Great Race
101 Best Australian Beaches Andy Short & Brad Farmer RRP $39.99 Between them, the authors of this superbly illustrated and thoroughly researched book have visited every one of Australia’s 11,761 mainland beaches, making them uniquely qualified to tell us which are the ones we have to see before we die.
David Hill RRP $34.95 The tale of the thrilling race between Frenchman Nicolas Baudin and Englishman Matthew Flinders to chart the map of Australia. Written from diaries and other first-hand accounts, this is the thrilling story of men whose skill and determination enabled Terra Australis Incognita to become Australia. Our Price
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‘Swampy’ Bill Marsh RRP $32.99 Loveable and eccentric characters are brought to life with humour and affection as we are led through mateship and manhood, cricket and footy, young love and heartbreak, battlers and larrikins, courage and loyalty in this collection of stories by Bill ‘Swampy’ Marsh.
the Best Australian Sea Stories Jim Haynes RRP $29.99 A dazzling collection of writing about the sea from first-hand accounts of ocean voyages to stories by Banjo Paterson and Mark Twain - from Australia’s most successful Australiana author. The Best Australian Sea Stories is full of fascinating history, drama, and surprise.
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The Man Who Invented Vegemite Jamie Callister RRP $29.99 Vegemite is perhaps Australia’s most enduring cultural icon. But how did this pungent, salty black paste come to be created? Cyril Callister was a passionate scientist and innovator, and his story is inextricably bound with that of our country.
Best Australian Political Cartoons 2012 Russ Radcliffe RRP $29.95 The year-in-review as witnessed in full colour by our funniest and most subversive political cartoonists.
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Australiana Eureka: The Unfinished Revolution Peter FitzSimons RRP $49.95 Eureka Stockade - The Unfinished Revolution. In 1854, Victorian miners fought a deadly battle under the flag of the Southern Cross at the Eureka Stockade. Though brief and doomed to fail, the battle is legend in both our history and in the Australian mind.
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The Nullarbor Kid Ray Gilleland RRP $29.99 Meet Ray Gilleland, pioneer trucker in postwar Australia. A time when trucks were viewed as an ‘upstart industry’ that threatened existing railway systems. Ray was part of the new breed, determined not to be chained to the old ways. The Nullarbor Kid tells of the true adventures Ray and his mates had when the trucking industry was born. In this world, when the chips were down, humour loomed large and real life adventure abounded.
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Outback
Rural Australian Homes
Scott Bridle RRP $49.99
Leeta Keens RRP $89.99
Helicopter pilot and photographer Scott Bridle offers a unique view of the vast cattle stations and raw beauty of outback Australia. Stunning images of the country are accompanied by portraits of the men and women who live and work there.
Most Australians live in cities, yet almost all of us feel closely connected to the country. Rural Australian Homes gives a compelling insight into contemporary life in rural Australia, and offers a glimpse into some of the history that has defined it.
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Capturing Time: Panoramas of Old Australia Edwin Barnard RRP $49.99 Panoramas, whether painted or photographed, were the nineteenthcentury equivalent of IMAX or Google maps. Based on the National Library of Australia’s extensive collections, Capturing Time: Panoramas of Old Australia looks back on our nation through the magic of panoramas.
On the Trail of the Silver Brumby Elyne Mitchell RRP $49.99 Generations of Australians have fallen in love with the silver brumbies of Elyne Mitchell’s classic children’s stories. Now, for the centenary of Elyne’s birth, comes this beautiful, highlyillustrated anthology of the brumby heartland: the glorious Australian Alps that were Elyne’s inspiration and great passion.
Love on Forrest Downs Sheryl McCorry RRP $32.99 Sheryl’s latest book after Diamonds and Dust and its compelling follow up Stars over Shiralee is a love letter to the land and the life Sheryl was born to. Here at last at Forrest Downs, Sheryl has found the happy ending she so deserves.
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Biography The Tour
Drink smoke Pass Out
Denise Scott RRP $24.95
Judith Lucy RRP $29.99
The Tour is another brilliantly funny instalment in the chaotic life of middle-aged stand-up comic, Denise Scott. This time Denise is on tour through the back blocks and remote country towns of regional Australia with a bunch of young male comics on a tiny bus …
Judith Lucy’s honest, hilarious attempt to find the meaning of life and religion. From the bestselling author of The Lucy Family Alphabet.
Letters From Berlin
Montebello
Kerstin Lieff RRP $32.95
Robert Drewe RRP $29.99
Letters from Berlin recreates a largely untold side of WWII - the German side. Six years before her mother’s death, the author asked her to share her stories of life in the war. ‘If you don’t tell, no one will ever know and all those stories, and all that suffering, will go to your grave.’
In the sleepy and conservative 1950s the British began a series of nuclear tests in the Montebello archipelago off the west coast of Australia. Few people know about the three huge atom bombs that were detonated there, but they lodged in the consciousness of the young Robert Drewe.
The Varnished Untruth
Life After Death
Pamela Stephenson RRP $29.99
Damian Echols RRP $32.99
A complicated childhood in Australia, a bold move to London, being a woman in a man’s world on Not the Nine O’Clock News, becoming Mrs Billy Connolly, motherhood and career changes - told in her own inimitable style. This is Pamela Stephenson’s own story.
In 1993 three teenagers were arrested and charged with the murders of three eight-year-old boys in West Memphis, Arkansas. Echols, deemed the ringleader, was sentenced to death. He was eighteen years old. This is Damien Echols’ story in full.
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Murdoch’s Pirates
Michaela McGuire & Marieke Hardy RRP $29.99
Neil Chenoweth RRP $45.00
With sold-out live events around the country and a bestselling book, Women of Letters have revived the gentle art of letter writing. In this all-new collection of missives, a dazzling array of noteworthy Australians share their wisdom, wit and wildest dreams.
News of the World is not the first Murdoch company to be accused of skullduggery. Murdoch’s Pirates is about the dark deeds of a secret division of News Corp, based in Jerusalem, and it reads like a thriller, set in the arcane world of hackers and pirates.
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Waging Heavy Peace
Monty Python’s Flying Circus: Complete and Annotated
Neil Young RRP $39.99
Luke Dempsey RRP $65.00
Neil Young is a singular figure in the history of rock and pop culture generally in the last four decades. Reflective, insightful and disarmingly honest, in Waging Heavy Peace he writes about his life and career.
This celebration of Flying Circus covers the plethora of cultural, historical, and topical references touched upon by this landmark series. Virtually every allusion and reference that appeared in an episode is identified and explained, along with the complete scripts.
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Rod: The Autobiography Rod Stewart RRP $34.95 Rod Stewart has had an incredible life, and here, thrillingly and for the first time, he tells the whole story. Joyously entertaining and at times deeply moving, this is the remarkable story of a guy with one hell of a voice - and one hell of a head of hair. Our Price
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The Further Adventures of an Idiot Abroad Karl Pilkington RRP $29.99 Our favourite idiot is back. Safely home from his latest travels, Karl has decided it is time to share his hard-earned wisdom of the world. Frank, funny and strangely inspiring, The Further Adventures of An Idiot Abroad is a fitting finale to two years of eventful globe-trotting.
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Total Recall
Henry Diltz RRP $100.00
Arnold Schwarzenegger RRP $32.99
The list of influential, extraordinary and legendary musicians that Henry Diltz has photographed is seemingly endless. It includes such luminaries as Crosby, Stills & Nash, Joni Mitchell, The Doors, Jimi Hendrix, Neil Young and Mama Cass.
Total Recall is the candid story by one of the world’s most remarkable actors, businessmen, and world leaders. Proud of his accomplishments and honest about his regrets, Schwarzenegger spares nothing in sharing his amazing story.
Guitar For Dummies
Camp David
Mark Phillips RRP $29.95
David Walliams RRP $39.99
Guitar For Dummies has everything a beginning or intermediate guitarist needs. It’s a stepby-step guide to buying, tuning, playing, and caring for your guitar; no need to read music. Play along to video and audio clips on the interactive DVD.
To read Camp David is to be truly shocked, as well as tickled pink, as Walliams bares his soul like never before and reveals a fascinating and complex mind.
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Two Brothers Ben Elton RRP $32.95
Habits of the House Fay Weldon RRP $29.99
Berlin 1920. Two babies are born. Twins in all but blood. As Germany marches into its Nazi Armageddon, the ties of family, friendship and love are tested to the very limits of endurance. And the brothers are faced with an unimaginable choice....
Habits of the House is a delicious romp through life upstairs and down, laced with Fay Weldon’s trademark wit, insight and sympathy. Set in 1899, this novel centres on the family and staff of Lord Dilberne, and will appeal to fans of Downton Abbey.
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Unnatural Habits Kerry Greenwood RRP $22.99 1929: pretty little golden-haired girls are going missing in Melbourne. It’s a tale of convents and plots, piracy, murder and mystery... and the decidedly raven-haired Miss Phryne Fisher returns to delve deep into the dark cellars.
Children of Liberty
In Falling Snow Mary-Rose MacColl RRP $29.99 A vivid and compelling story of love, war and secrets, set against the backdrop of WWI France, as a young woman comes of age and finds love. But war is a brutal thing, and she will have to pay a price that will echo down the generations.
Paullina Simons RRP $29.99 The prequel to the unforgettable The Bronze Horseman. At the turn of the century and the dawning of the modern world, Gina sails from Sicily to Boston to find a new and better life, and meets Harry Barrington, who is searching for his own place in the old world of New England. Our Price
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Astray Emma Donoghue RRP $29.99
The Annotated Brothers Grimm ed. Maria Tatar RRP $42.95 The Annotated Brothers Grimm celebrates the richness and dramatic power of the legendary fables. Enchanting and magical, this spectacular volume explores the historical origins, cultural complexities, and psychological effects of forty tales and includes 150 illustrations from legendary artists.
Astray is a sequence of fourteen stories by the prize-winning author of Room and The Sealed Letter. These strange, true tales light up four centuries of wanderings, offering a past made up of deviations, and a surprising and moving history for restless times.
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Fiction Mrs Queen Takes The Train
Trains and Lovers
William Kuhn RRP $29.99
Alexander McCall Smith RRP $19.99
A charming, whimsical story of what happens when a long-serving and long-suffering monarch decides to go AWOL. An unlikely group of six are the only ones who know of her disappearance. A richly witty, warm and wonderful novel of responsibilities, escape and friendship.
A collection of stories from one of our most-loved authors. On a train journey between Edinburgh and London, people brought together entertain one another with tales of what happened to them on trains.
The One Hundred Year Old Man Who Climbed Out The Window and Disappeared
The Girl You Left Behind
Jonas Jonasson RRP $29.99
In The Girl You Left Behind two young women, separated by a century, are united in their determination to fight for the thing they love most whatever the cost.
JoJo Moyes RRP $29.99
After an eventful life Allan Karlsson is moved to a nursing home to await the inevitable. But his health refuses to fail and as his 100th birthday looms a huge party is planned. Allan wants no part of it and decides to escape... A charming and funny novel.
Flight Behaviour
The Cleaner of Chartres
Barbara Kingsolver RRP $32.99
Salley Vickers RRP $29.99
Flight Behaviour is a captivating, topical and deeply human novel touching on class, poverty and climate change. It is Barbara Kingsolver’s most accessible novel yet, and explores the truths we live by, and the complexities that lie behind them.
The Cleaner of Chartres is a compelling story of darkness and light; of traumatic loss and second chances. Told with a sparkling wit and beguiling charm, it speaks of the power of love and mercy to transform the tragedies of the past.
Oh Dear Silvia Dawn French RRP $29.99 In Coma Suite Number 5 is Silvia Shute who has always done exactly what she wants. Her past holds a dark and terrible secret, and now her constant stream of visitors are set to uncover the mystery of her broken life.
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The Amber Amulet
Bernard Cornwell RRP $29.99
Craig Silvey RRP $16.99
Go with God and Fight Like the Devil. A fascinating hero and the pursuit of a sword with mythical power - this is the remarkable new novel by Britain’s master storyteller, which culminates at the Battle of Poitiers in 1356.
You’re in safe hands - The Masked Avenger and Richie the Power Beagle are here to protect you! This perfect jewel of a book from the acclaimed, best-selling author of Jasper Jones will hold all readers in its irresistible power.
Winter of the World
Dark Heart
Ken Follett RRP $45.00
Tony Park RRP $29.99
Winter of the World is the second novel in Ken Follett’s uniquely ambitious and deeply satisfying trilogy The Century. On its own or read in sequence with Fall of Giants, this is a magnificent, spellbinding epic of global conflict and personal drama.
In a quest that takes Australian war crimes prosecutor Carmel Shang from South Africa’s Kruger National Park to Zambia, Australia, and Rwanda, she finds that amidst the indestructible majesty and beauty of Africa, yesterday’s merchants of death are dealing in a new currency.
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The Skeleton Key
Beyond The Horizon
Tara Moss RRP $22.99
Peter Watt RRP $29.99
In the third Pandora English mystery, Pandora is still negotiating her double life as a lowly assistant at a New York fashion magazine with the reality that she has great supernatural powers and responsibilities.
Beyond the Horizon continues the much-loved saga of the Duffys and Macintoshes, told with grand scope, family drama and enthralling adventure. As all nations come to terms with the devastating consequences of the Great War, a new world will be born. But not everyone will live to see it.
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Fiction Lola Bensky
Questions of Travel
Lily Brett RRP $29.99
Michele de Kretser RRP $39.99
The bestselling author of Too Many Men has created an unf orgettable character in the unconv entional and courageous Lola. A funny and moving novel based on Brett’s time as a rock jou Lily rnalist in London and the States in the sixties.
Questions of Travel charts two very different lives from two very different backgrounds. Wonderfully written, this is an extraordinary work of imagination - a transformative, very funny and intensely moving novel from award-winning author Michelle de Kretser.
the House of Memories Monica McInerney RRP $29.99 From Monica McInerney, bestselling Australian author of Lola’s Secret and At Home with the Templetons, comes this exquisitely moving new novel about forgiveness and learning to love again. Our Price
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Everything Changes But You Maggie Alderson RRP $29.99 Can love survive betrayal? And is it really possible to ‘have it all’? Three women juggle relationships, work and children in a journey that takes them across the world and back again.
Posie Graeme-Evans RRP $29.99 From the internationally bestselling author of The Dressmaker comes an unforgettable novel about a young archaeologist who unearths ancient secrets, a tragic romance, and Viking treasure on a remote Scottish island.
The Secret Keeper The Golden Land Di Morrissey RRP $32.99 When Natalie, a young mother, finds a Burmese artefact in her mother’s house it ignites an interest in its country of origin and her uncle’s unfulfilled plans for it. Her investigations collide with her own changing circumstances and she finds herself immersed in two very different golden lands. Our Price
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Kate Morton RRP $35.00 In a bucolic English summer at the end of the 1960s, a young girl witnesses a shocking crime. Fifty years later, she sets out to find out the truth in this compulsively-readable, entrancing mystery that holds at its heart a long held secret. Our Price
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Thriller & Fantasy The Black Box
Assassin’s Creed: Forsaken
Michael Connelly RRP $32.99
Oliver Bowden RRP $29.99
Riveting and relentlessly paced, The Black Box leads Harry Bosch into one of his most fraught and perilous cases. In a case that spans 20 years, Harry links the bullet from a recent crime to a file from 1992, the killing of a young female photographer during the L.A. riots.
Assassin’s Creed: Forsaken is the latest thrilling novelisation by Oliver Bowden based on the phenomenally successful game series.
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The Bat
The Scrivener’s Tale
Jo Nesbo RRP $32.95
Fiona McIntosh RRP $32.99
Appearing in English for the first time, The Bat is the legendary first novel from Jo Nesbo. A young Norwegian girl taking a gap year in Sydney has been murdered, and Detective Harry Hole has been sent to Australia to assist in any way he can.
A fantastic, action-packed adventure starting in Paris and returning to Morgravia, the world of Fiona McIntosh’s bestselling Quickening series. This wonderful epic adventure grabs the reader from the first paragraph and doesn’t let go.
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The Forgotten
Falling Kingdoms
David Baldacci RRP $29.99
Morgan Rhodes RRP $19.99
When his aunt is found dead in her house in Paradise, Florida, military criminal investigator John Puller is drawn in. On the surface the town lives up to its name, but as Puller digs deeper he realises that this town is more akin to Hell than Paradise. Our Price
In a land where magic has been forgotten and peace has reigned for centuries, unrest is simmering . Three kingdoms battle for power... It’s the eve of war, and everyone must choose a side. Kingdoms will fall.
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The Last Man
Quintana of Charyn
Vince Flynn RRP $29.99
Melina Marchetta RRP $24.99
Mitch Rapp heads to Afghanistan to track down a missing CIA agent. With Afghanistan crumbling around him, Rapp must be as ruthless as his enemies and as deceitful as people in his own government if he has any hopes of completing his mission.
An epic fantasy and the third book in the Lumatere Chronicles, which includes Finnikin of the Rock and Froi of the Exiles. From the muchloved, award-winning and internationally-bestselling author Melina Marchetta.
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Fresh and Light Donna Hay RRP $39.99
The Next Element Andy Allen RRP $45.00
Andy Allen swept the other contestants aside as the standout winner of the 2012 MasterChef competition. His feel for taste, flavour combinations, his infectious personality and his ability with seafood has marked him Our Price out as one of Australia’s $ next best chefs.
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Origin Ben Shewry RRP $95.00
Ben Shewry is chef of multi-award winning Melbourne restaurant, Attica. Known for his foraging, Ben uses what the earth provides without exploiting its precious resources. Origin is Ben’s unique and extraordinary account of food, memory, time and place.
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What Katie Ate Katie Quinn Davies RRP $49.99
What Katie Ate takes favourite recipes from of the Katie Quinn Davies’ wildly successful blog een same name, along with many never-before-s ous gorge this in them nts prese and recipes, tiful book filled with Katie’s unique and beau photography.
Modern Australian Food The Australian Women’s Weekly RRP $49.95
lly over Australian food has changed dramatica n the past 30 years. We have become a natio ting. imina discr and able ledge know es, of foodi best of Modern Australian Food showcases the country our recipes from our city café culture, to food. tal coas cooking to
Valli Little RRP $49.99
Valli Little shares 120 of her favourite recipes to cook at home, all beautifully photographed and published here for the very first time - these are not recipes taken from the magazine, but are written especially Our Price for this gorgeous book. $
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Easy Bill Granger RRP $49.99
recipes Easy is a collection of simple, laidback s. From inspired by favourite everyday ingredient making a meal around one fabulous piece of cheese, or to working wonders with a tin of beans, Bill offers 100 Our Price fantastically mid-week-achievable $ 99 dishes.
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Marie Claire : 10 Years of Great Food with Michele Cranston Michele Cranston RRP $59.99
Join Michele Cranston, on a journey that in will transport you from an alfresco table of summer through to a wintery afternoon comfort food. Along the way you will experience the fresh seasonal Our Price flavours that have always been $ 99 associated with marie claire Save 8% recipes.
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Easy Weekends Neil Perr y RRP $49.99
Neil Perry is often associated with the food d served at his successful restaurants aroun ration celeb a is book this ver Australia. Howe of cooking at home, with more than 100 for recipes that focus on flavoursome food any weekend occasion.
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Cooking Luke Nguyen’s Greater Mekong
Jamie’s 15 Minute Meals Jamie Oliver RRP $49.99
Luke Nguyen RRP $55.00 With heartwarming stories, breath-taking location photography and stunning images of all the dishes featured in the show, Greater Mekong is a must-have cookbook that will be treasured and referred to for many years to come.
15-Minute Meals is Jamie’s simplest and most straightforward book yet. It pushes the concept of fast, everyday food to a new level, without compromising on flavour. Our Price
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Nigellissima Nigella Lawson RRP $49.95 Nigella’s mouthwatering dishes have their roots in tradition but take us into fresh territory. While she stays true to the spirit of Italian cooking, her recipes are always quick and easy, designed to elevate everyday Our Price eating into no-fuss feasts. $
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Hugh’s Three Good Things ...on a plate Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall RRP $49.99 A magic formula to simplify cooking and amplify taste - Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall puts three good things together on a plate. Salty, sweet, crunchy. Sharp, rich, crumbly. Hot, bland, crisp. These are the combinations that can make magic.
the Lebanese Kitchen Salma Hage RRP $59.95 The Lebanese Kitchen brings together more than 500 recipes, ranging from light, tempting mezes to rich and hearty main courses. This comprehensive cookbook is a must for everyone with an interest in this wholesome and delicious cuisine.
Amalfi Coast Recipes Amanda Tabberer RRP $49.99 Amanda Tabberer spent two decades living on the Amalfi Coast, and was made welcome at the tables and in the kitchens of passionate local cooks. Here she shares authentic Amalfi recipes that have been passed down through the generations.
Nuovo Mondo Stefano di Pieri & Jim McDougall RRP $49.95 Share Stefano di Pieri and Jim McDougall’s vision of the Italian food scene - past, present and future. It is the marriage between the simplicity of traditional Italian cookery, and a modern approach to food that focuses on freedom and creativity in the kitchen.
the Collection Antonio Carluccio RRP $49.95 Antonio Carluccio is the Godfather of Italian food. With only the very best recipes drawn from seven of his bestselling cookbooks, Antonio Carluccio: The Collection is bound to become the most significant Italian cookbook of its generation.
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Cooking Celebrate Pippa Middleton RRP $49.99 Including recipes, crafts, games and tips on entertaining, Celebrate by Pippa Middleton will take you from Bonfire Night to New Year’s Eve, children’s partie s to barbecues and everything in between, with ideas and occasions to look forward to throughout the year.
Zumbarons Adriano Zumbo RRP $24.99 Sydney pastr y chef Adriano Zumbo has taken the dessert world by storm, with his quirk y cakes and otherworldly delights. Zumbarons celebrates Our Price Zumbo’s most popular $ 99 creations, macarons, with 40 Save 20% flavo urs to delight and inspire.
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Desserts Food Lovers: Mediterranean RRP $29.95 200 delicious recipes from around the Mediterranean that includes: ingredient s listings, preparation timetables and step by step instructions and a beautifully photographed serving suggestion for each dish.
Belinda Jeffery RRP $49.99 Saving yourself for dessert? Well, Belinda Jeffer y has plenty of desserts worth waitin g for . . . More than 100 inspiring recipes for desserts and sweet treats, with the warm th and style that Belinda has made her trademark .
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Food Lovers: Round the World Cookbook RRP $29.95 This fabulous cookbook contains 200 recipes for international dishes - each superbly illustrated. Includes ingredients lists, step by step preparation instruction s, schedules for each recipe Our Price and an enticing serving $ suggestion.
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Australia’s Favourite Recipes ed. Leila McKinnon RRP $29.99 Australia’s Favourite Recipes is the cook book by Australians for Australians: more than 70 treasured recipes collected from families all around the country. Part of the proceeds from sales of the book will be donated from author and publisher to Legacy Australia.
Limoncello and Linen Water Tessa Kiros RRP $59.99 In her new book, Tessa Kiros celebrates the heritage of Italy, the country she has chos en to call home. With accessible, delicious recip es ranging from robust family dishes to quirk y cakes and old-fashioned preserves, this book is a precious heirloom to treasure.
180 Barbecues Lantern Cookery Classics Various RRP $19.99 each The Lantern Cookery Classics series bring you timeless recipes from much-loved authors. Each book has more than sixty recipes – all photographed and with clear instructions to help you achieve a great result every time. Collect them all!
Linda Tubby RRP $29.99 Get the most out of your barbecue with expert tips, techniques and sizzling recipes for grilled and griddled Our Price meat , fish, vegetables, sweets $ 99 and every kind of sauce and Save 50% accompaniment.
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Around The Home Things I Love
Find & Keep
Megan Morton RRP $49.99
Beci Orpin RRP $39.95
In Things I Love, interiors stylist extraordinaire and author of Home Love Megan Morton inspires by example, sharing her infectious enthusiasm for the houses, people and design she loves.
Be inspired with Beci Orpin’s beautiful new book Find & Keep. This gorgeous ideas and craft book features all of Beci’s favourite things, from wall murals such as life-size paper Christmas trees, to embroideries and herb gardens and picnic fare.
Decorate Workshop
Sew Your Own Rag Doll Kit
Holly Becker RRP $45.00
Cath Kidston RRP $39.95
Filled with inspirational photographs and words of wisdom, Decorate Workshop is an invaluable guide to finding and filtering design information and the wealth of shopping choices that can engulf a novice decorator.
Children love companion dolls to dress up, care for and love. Now make your own classic easy-sew rag doll exclusively designed by Cath Kidston. Suitable for Cath Kidston fans of all ages, this is the perfect kit to learn the basics of both machine sewing and hand embroidery.
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500 Plants
Sibella Court RRP $59.99
Angus Stewart RRP $35.00
The stunning new book from Sibella Court showcases her love of collecting and her own collections. This book of practical inspiration shows you how your belongings can be a centrepiece or subtle elements that reflect your space and your passions.
Out of the thousands of Australian plants worthy of garden space, here are the top 500, as edited and selected by Angus Stewart. These are the tried and tested, the popular cultivars, the ones that won’t turn up their heels and die on you - and are available commercially.
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the Little Veggie Patch Co’s Guide to Backyard Farming Fabian Capomolla & Mat Pember RRP $45.00 The Little Veggie Patch Co’s Guide to Backyard Farming is packed with fun and easy-to-follow activities such as keeping chickens, growing plants from cuttings, making cider and tomato sugo, and starting a backyard beehive.
the Thrifty Gardener Millie Ross RRP $35.00 Based on Millie Ross’ popular Gardening Australia magazine columns; The Thrifty Gardener aims to make gardening accessible to everyone. Packed with groovy, chic garden projects, from beehives to bedspring frames for climbers - all are made from re-purposed materials.
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The Australian Women’s Weekly RRP $24.99 Junior Chef is a 64 page cookbook that comes in a box with three brightly coloured kitchen implements (a spatula, a pastry brush and a whisk) that are just the right size for little hands. Our Price The recipes are for breakfasts, main meals, $ 99 desserts and baking, all designed to Save 60% encourage budding chefs to experiment.
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Princess PoPPy gift collection Janey Louise Jones RRP $36.95 This wonderful collection of stories is a must have for every little Princess! In this selection of Our Price adventures, Poppy must help Twinkletoes the $ pony get better and earn enough pennies to buy 99 a beautiful princess dress for the Fair Day Ball. Save 59%
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The Art and Science of Spirals Victor Dorff RRP $24.95
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Explore Australia RRP $49.95
Francoise Bernard RRP $59.95
Covers 700 towns in detail, each of the country’s capital cities and over 70 holiday regions. This trusted guidebook also includes the population for every major town across the country, selected Our Price food and accommodation listings, and $ 99 detailed maps for key tourist towns.
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This is a cookbook for preparing easy everyday French home cooking, Our Price including over 1000 varied recipes and $ almost 650 pages, now with fully metric 99 measurements for each recipe. Save 66%
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Wild Wonders of Europe The Silver Spoon: Pasta
Peter Cairns, Florian Mollers, Staffan Widstrand & Bridget Wijnberg RRP $60.00
RRP $59.95 Pasta can be simply cooked to create delicious dishes that appeal to both the novice cook and the gourmet. The Silver Spoon: Pasta presents a complete reference guide to all types of pasta with 350 classic and modern recipes. Our Price
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From dramatic views of spectacular landscapes to intimate moments with strange and rarely seen creatures, 68 photographers capture the full Our Price range of animal and plant life throughout $ Europe, in one of the largest nature photography 95 projects ever undertaken. Save 58%
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Visions of Mars Anne tyler PAck Anne Tyler RRP $175.00 This pack includes the titles The Tin Can Tree, Earthly Possessions, If Morning Ever Comes, The Clock Winder, Back When We Were Grown Our Price Ups and The Amateur $ Marriage. 95
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Olivier de Goursac RRP $33.95 Visions of Mars offers a visual tour of the main geographic features of Mars as they have been recorded by twenty years of remote-sensing Our Price missions, ranging from the Viking orbiter/lander $ of the late 1970s and up to the twin rover 95 missions of today. Save 55%
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Sport Malthouse: a football life
The Horse That Bart Built
Christi Malthouse RRP $49.99
Helen Thomas RRP $34.95
Malthouse: a Football Life is a thrilling rollercoaster ride through the hurly-burly of elite sport. It is also a sensitive and intimate portrait of the man behind the public figure: the compassionate man; the practical joker; the philosopher and author; the mentor.
As a youngster, So You Think caught the eye of Australia’s legendary trainer Bart Cummings. He liked the future he saw in his gangly frame, and So You Think soon captivated Australasia with his brilliance, strength and rockstar good looks.
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My Journey
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Jim Stynes RRP $39.99
Gerard Whately RRP $45.00
Unflinching in its honesty, My Journey is an extraordinary insight into a man who lived fearlessly, with a vision for how to achieve the best life possible. Jim Stynes’ legacy is an inspiring story about getting the most out of every single day, whatever you do.
She has captured the heart of a nation like no sporting figure since the days of Phar Lap and Don Bradman. This is the authorised biography of the horse that couldn’t be beaten. Black Caviar documents the career of the racehorse who transcended the track to become an Australian icon. Our Price
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Casey Stoner: Victory Lap Casey Stoner RRP $39.95 Filled with sensational photographs and revealing insights into the thoughts of the champion, this book celebrates Casey Stoner’s talent and successes. A rare and fascinating look at the way a top rider races, both mentally and physically, and succeeds.
The top Gear Years Jeremy Clarkson RRP $29.99 All along Jeremy was writing about it, and here are the fruits of his labours: the cars, the high jinks, the pleasure and the pain. Brilliantly written and laugh-out-loud funny, The Top Gear Years is Clarkson at his pithy, provocative, hilarious best.
Fixed: Cheating, Doping, Rape and Murder – The Inside Track Matthew Benns RRP $34.95 Racing in Australia has a dark and dangerous underbelly. Powerful people play for high stakes in an industry worth $14 billion a year. And they don’t play nicely. Fixed reveals what really goes on in the murky corridors of Australian racing.
1001 Cars to Dream of driving Before you Die RRP $49.95 Whether you’re a vintage car spotter or an armchair petrol head, 1001 Cars To Dream Of Driving Before You Die brings you the world’s best cars - Corvettes from the United States, MGs from the UK, Mazdas from Japan and Holdens from Australia.
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Surfing Australia Phil Jarratt RRP $59.95 Chappelli: Life, Larrikins & cricket
The definitive guide to Australia’s surfing history, published in conjunction with Surfing Australia. Australian surf culture is over a century old, and it still hasn’t grown up. From its roots as an illegal pastime to its current incarnation as a professional sport, surfing’s enduring appeal has always been the carefree, quintessentially Australian lifestyle that goes with it. This is the complete, noholds-barred history of Australian surfing.
Ian Chappell RRP $34.95 In Chappelli: Life, Larrikins & Cricket, ‘Chappelli’ takes us on a relaxed, often hilarious, always fascinating journey through his life in cricket and beyond, featuring encounters with everyone from Shane Warne to Sean Connery, from Bradman to Benaud. Our Price
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On Warne Gideon Haigh RRP $35.00 Gideon Haigh on Shane Warne is an irresistible pairing: ‘the finest cricket writer alive’ (The Australian) on the greatest cricketer of our times.
Kong Never a Gentlemen’s Game Malcolm Knox RRP $39.95 Compared to the controversies of modern cricket, most people think of the early days of Test cricket as a time of gentlemanly competition and camaraderie. Not so. Cricket between the 1870s and 1914 was fraught with exactly the same bad behaviour as the current game.
Gary Elkerton RRP $29.99 The hilarious, no-holds barred, blunt and engaging life of Gary ‘Kong’ Elkerton: champion surfer, world class party animal, and, in his own words, ‘a half mad ball of pure aggression’. An eye-opening wild ride and a great Australian story.
This is Me Bradman’s War Malcolm Knox RRP $39.99 An absorbing account of Bradman’s famous 1948 Ashes team – including Ray Lindwall, Sid Barnes and the unpredictable Keith Miller – that reveals the idolised leader’s controversial ruthlessness in pursuit of their record-breaking undefeated tour of England.
Ian Thorpe RRP $45.00 Ian Thorpe’s autobiography follows him all the way from his childhood in Sydney right up to the London Olympics. This is a man who has had highs and lows away from the pool and who has led an extraordinary life of an elite athlete that most of us will never know.
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The Oopsatoreum Shaun Tan RRP $16.95
the Art Book: New Edition
Behind every enduring innovation lies a vast cemetery of achievement: the world of failed inventions. Award-winning author and illustrator Shaun Tan explores this forgotten world in The Oopsatoreum, a fictional tale of a strikingly original but spectacularly unsuccessful inventor.
Phaidon Editors RRP $75.00 By breaking with traditional classifications, The Art Book represents a fresh and original approach to art: an unparalleled visual sourcebook and a celebration of our rich and multi-faceted culture.
Zombie Tits, Astronaut Fish and Other Weird Animals Becky Crew RRP $24.95 From the mother-eating black-lace weaver spiders to Texas horned lizards that can shoot jets of poisonous blood from their eyes, this book from fearless science blogger Becky Crew will introduce you to a menagerie of the worlds weirdest animals.
The Weekend Photographer John van Put RRP $35.00 Photography is a popular pastime that can be rewarding when done correctly, and The Weekend Photographer is a comprehensive guidebook for beginner photographers to easily diagnose their problems and improve their overall technique, all within the time constraints of their weekend!
QI: The Discretely Plumper Second Book of General Ignorance John Lloyd and John Mitchinson RRP $19.99 At last in a TV tie-in edition! The sequel to the phenomenal international bestseller The Book of General Ignorance, with, as ever, a foreword by Stephen Fry.
50 Shades of Grey Matter Dr Karl Kruszelnicki RRP $32.99
1000 QI Facts To Blow Your Socks Off
In his brand new book, our much beloved Doctor Karl Kruszelnicki applies his trademark straighttalkin’-no-high-falutin’ scientific sense to a brand new range of Big Questions that you never knew you even wanted to ask, but now desperately need to know the answers to.
John Lloyd and John Mitchinson RRP $19.99 A buffet groaning with mouth-watering nuggets from QI’s first ten years. It will make you look at the universe (and your socks) in an alarming new way. in store 21st november
Mini Wood Eco Puzzles OUR PRICE $4.99 each Assorted designs available
Colonial Classics Metal Puzzles OUR PRICE $9.99 each Assorted designs available
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Great Gifts Wonder Dogs Ben Holt RRP $19.99
Essential Leunig: Cartoons from a Winding Path
Wonder Dogs contains amazing tales that demonstrate the astonishing bravery of some very heroic canines from trained guide dogs to loved pets and homeless strays. Wonder Dogs proves why dogs can save and change lives, and are truly our best friends.
Michael Leuning RRP $49.99 Four hundred of Michael Leunig’s most brilliant cartoons from the past five decades, including some previously uncollected, along with an introduction by Leunig on how he creates.
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Beautiful Tractors Rick Mannen
Simon’s Cat vs The World
Beautiful Ducks Liz Wright
Simon Tofield RRP $24.99
RRP $19.99 each
One hundred original full colour cartoons, one hundred hilarious encounters: this is Simon’s Cat vs. The World. This year our favourite cat faces up to his toughest challenge yet and must reassert his position as the undisputed Top Cat.
Two new books in this wonderful series! Also available - Beautiful Cows, Beautiful Sheep, Beautiful Pigs and Beautiful Chickens.
The Very Hungry Zombie
Colour: A Journey
Jonathan Apple & Michael Teitelbaum RRP $17.95
Victoria Alexander RRP $39.99
In this dead-on parody of a children’s classic, a very hungry zombie eats his way through a variety of his favourite foods, including clowns, astronauts, rock stars, fingers, and brains. Vivid, playful art and amusing text for humorous appetites.
Colour: A Journey explores the implications, history and cultural meanings of colour. With chapters on individual colours, their history and their influence, Colour will inspire you to make creative choices in your wardrobe, your home and your life.
The Senior Moments Doodle Book
Every day is Christmas
Andrew Pinder RRP $16.99
Bradley Trevor Greive RRP $16.95
At some point in their life, everyone will inevitably experience a “senior moment”—those frustrating times when one’s keys are misplaced or one’s sunglasses are just nowhere to be found. Beautifully drawn as well as wickedly witty, the opportunities for fun Our Price in this innovative doodle book are endless, and $ 99 guaranteed to make you hoot with “been there, Save 70% done that” laughter.
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the Earth from the Air: Postcards Book 2 Yann Arthus-Bertrand RRP $19.95 Our Price
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Earth From the Air, the bestselling book, has sold over 1 million copies worldwide. This fabulous postcard book contains many of those magnificent illustrations.
Employing a humorous modern-day fable style that he both created and perfected, BTG pairs his witty prose with captivating black-and-white animal photos to offer readers an Our Price uplifting antidote to quell gift-wrapping $ rage and mall meltdowns. 99
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The Fab 60’s CD RRP $99.95 This 12 CD collectors edition contains 165 hits from the fabulous sixties. This iconic collection includes hits from such greats as Roy Orbison, The Supremes, Eric Burdon, Jimi Hendrix, Marvin Gaye, Bee Gees, Our Price Percy Sledge and many others. $
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Military Australian War Memorial: Treasures from a Century of Collecting
Exit Wounds: One Man’s War On Terror Major General John Cantwell with Greg Bearup RRP $34.99 Exit Wounds is the compassionate and deeply human account of one man’s tour of the War on Terror. It covers the moving story of life on a modern battlefield through to the lasting effect that such experiences have wrought. Raw, candid and eye-opening, you will Our Price not forget its imagery or words. $
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Uncommon Soldier Chris Masters RRP $49.99 The result of a three year, immersive investigation by Chris Masters, Australia’s foremost investigative journalist, this is a penetrating and significant exploration of the nature of the modern Australian soldier - fighter, peacekeeper, street-level diplomat, aid worker.
This stunning new book tells the story of the Australian War Memorial and the National Collection - one of the most significant collections of military history in the world. From the battlefields of Europe to peacekeeping operations and the current conflicts in the Middle East, the artefacts of almost a century of collecting are brought to life through the rich personal stories behind them. With specially commissioned photography, this is a commemoration to all those who have served Australia and a tribute to the enduring qualities that forged its identity.
Sandakan Paul Ham RRP $49.95 Bill the Bastard Roland Perry RRP $27.99 An epic yarn based on the true story of a great Australian war horse who rode with bravery and valour at Gallipoli, Egypt, and Palestine. It is the remarkable tale of a bond between a determined trooper and his stoic but cantankerous mount.
The Lost Diggers Ross Coulthart RRP $70.00 When Ross Coulthart discovered a treasure trove of antique glass photographic plates of Allied troops in a small farmhouse in France it was just the beginning. With research and the help of descendants, he has been able to discover the stories Our Price behind many of the photos, of $ 99 which more than 330 appear in Save 7% the book.
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This is the story of the three-year ordeal of the Sandakan prisoners of war - a barely known episode of unimaginable horror. This important and harrowing book narrates the full story of Sandakan, as told through the experiences of many of the participants.
The Lost Battlefield of Kokoda Brian Freeman RRP $32.99 Part fascinating military history, part gripping archaeological mystery, part exciting adventure, The Lost Battlefield of Kokoda is the story of the trail, of a long-ago battle, and of a secret battlefield only recently revealed.
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A Day in the World
Cooks, Clowns and Cowboys Lonely Planet RRP $29.99 A collection of 101 things you can learn how to do while travelling – quirky, interesting, inspiring opportunities to pick up new skills, abilities and knowledge around the globe. Includes over 200-odd brilliant colour pictures of the most obscure activities and destinations.
SBS RRP $55.00 On 15 May 2012, aday.org created the most comprehensive photographic documentation of daily life ever made. During one single day, people in every country of the world - pros and amateurs alike - picked up their cameras to picture their daily life. This book is a selection of the best photographs.
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Great Adventures DVD Tactics Series RRP $160.00 This 8 DVD set shows 9 ¾ hours of fish time! With DVDs titles such as Extreme Jigging Techniques, Big Wild Barra, Beach Fishing, Estuary Flathead and Big Fish Our Price Estuaries, this set will be perfect for the $ 99 fisherman in your life!
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Lonely Planet RRP $49.99 This beautiful book takes the reader on a tour of the most amazing adventures on the planet. Ranging from the pinnacle of adventure, climbing Everest, to less intense but equally inspiring experiences like canopy touring the Amazon jungle.
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28 Days In Provence Shannon Bennett RRP $39.99 Exploring village markets, cooking with local and seasonal produce, learning classic food techniques and soaking up the culture are all part of the daily life of a chef and his family on holiday. What began as a diary has become a beautiful record of regional food.
The Complete Practical Guide to Camping, Hiking and Wilderness Skills Peter G. Drake RRP $34.99 This fully comprehensive guide to enjoying the great outdoors covers skills such as campcraft and walking as well as travelling Our Price with children, planning, and exploring $ 99 challenging terrain. Full of expert advice, Save 57% this book makes valuable reading.
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Australian Fishing Encyclopedia Bill Classon & others RRP $34.99 The Australian Fishing Encyclopedia covers everything the successful and beginner angler needs to know. In over 400 colour pages there are hundreds of techniques, tips, fishing Our Price systems and fishing tactics outlined for $ 99 every style of fishing in Australia.
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Best in Travel 2013 Lonely Planet RRP $24.99 Best in Travel the 2013 sees all the hottest trends, destinations, journeys and experiences for the coming year. Featuring the top 10 countries, regions and cities to visit and over 35 events mapped out month by month for 2013.
Pu Pu Hot Pot: The World’s Best Restaurant Names Ben Brusey RRP $19.99 Savour the culinary delights of: A SALT & BATTERY (New York, USA). Chef’s tip: Don’t make eye contact with him. PHO SHIZZLE (Cambridge, Canada). Serves excellent Vietnamese wraps and beets. JASON DONERVAN (UK, roaming). Especially for you: Kebabs on the go, or to share with neighbours.
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Picture Books the Gobbledygook is Eating a Book
Little Elephants
Justine Clarke RRP $24.99
Graeme Base RRP $24.99
‘Something is coming. Can you see? It snuffles and gruffles. What can it be? Look! Look! It’s a Gobbledygook! It’s ripping up pages and eating a book!’ Justine Clarke pours her years of entertaining children into this delightful book for preschoolers.
Picture book creator of Animalia, Graeme Base, once more delights readers young and old with this magical, painterly tale of rescue and surprise, involving a young boy and a herd Our Price of miniature elephants.
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There Is a Monster Under My Bed Who Farts Tim Miller, illus Matt Stanton RRP $24.99 Everyone says, ‘It wasn’t me!’ But what if it really wasn’t you? What if it was the monster that lives under your bed? How much trouble can one little monster cause... The funniest picture book since The Mole Who Knew it Was None of His Business.
The Man from the Land of Fandango Margaret Mahy, illus Polly Dunbar RRP $27.95 This magical, fantastical poem, full of Mahy’s signature wordplay and joie de vivre, is brilliantly matched by the humour and energy of Polly Dunbar’s illustrations. The man from the land of Fandango is coming to pay you a call!
Good Night, Sleep Tight Mem Fox, illus Judy Horacek RRP $19.99 Another perfect picture book from the creators of the best-selling Where Is the Green Sheep? Bonnie and Ben have a favourite babysitter whose much-loved nursery rhymes ensure a wonderful whimsical world before bedtime.
Tree Danny Packer RRP $24.95 A sapling grows in the shelter of an older tree, where he is happy and safe. One day a violent storm destroys everything the sapling knows, and he suddenly finds himself unprotected and alone. But as he grows, he discovers that every end is a new beginning.
Monsieur Albert Rides to Glory
Today We Have No Plans
Peter Smith, illus Bob Graham RRP $24.99
Jane Godwin, illus Anna Walker RRP $24.99
Bob Graham’s first ever illustrated book, never before published, is a gently humorous take on the Tour de France with a brilliantly witty text by his brother-in-law.
Family fun and family time, Jane Godwin and Anna Walker weave a heartwarming story about busy lives and the spaces in between.
Figaro and Rumba and the Crocodile Cafe Anna Fienberg, illus Stephen Michael King RRP $19.99 A picture book in six chapters by much-loved and acclaimed picture-book creators Anna Fienberg and Stephen Michael King. The irrepressible Figaro and his cat-friend Rumba get caught up in cat-napping adventure when they ride the Very Fast Train.
On the Farm Roland Harvey RRP $24.99 In this sixth picture book in Roland Harvey’s hilarious and delightful holiday adventure series, Uncle Kev has a farm, where the pigs do the polishing and the cows are the happiest in all the hills. Kev invites the family for a ‘holiday’, then sets them to work.
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Children's Activity Books Penny Dale Set
the 10 Best Games of All Time
Penny Dale RRP $24.95
Angels Navarro RRP $24.95
A fantastic pack containing three much-loved Penny Dale stories – Ten in the Bed, Ten Out of Bed and Ten Play Hide and Seek. Our Price
The 10 Best Games of All Time is a compendium of 10 games and includes 10 game boards, 100 counters, one die and strategy tips. From well loved favourites like Solitaire or Snakes and Ladders to lesser known treats like Bizingo or the Goose Game, there’s lots of fun for the whole family.
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My First Book of Animals RRP $74.75
Baby’s First Learning Box set RRP $69.95 Starting to identify and learn key concepts such as animals, colours, phonics and things that go, is crucial for development. Each title in the Babys First Learning Book series introduces a concept in a bright and fun way, ensuring babies are learning and engaged. Our Price
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West Wallaby Street inventing genius Wallace shares his favourite contraptions and invites you to come up with your own in this fantastic book packed with stickers, stencils, pull-out craft paper, make-its, games, puzzles, drawing, doodling, colouring and more!
Nursery Time with Winnie-the-Pooh RRP $24.95 Exploring a variety of nursery concepts including colours, numbers and counting, days of the week, time and rhyme, this title offers young children surprises under each flap. It includes fun Winnie-the-Pooh themes such as guessing which shadow shape belongs to which Our Price character. $
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Topsy-Turvy World Kirsty Murray RRP $29.95 To the first Europeans who came to Australia, everything seemed topsy turvy. Christmas was in the summer and trees shed their bark but not their leaves. And the animals were bizarre. Here are the animals that puzzled the early explorers!
Nursery Time with Thomas RRP $24.95 Explores a variety of nursery concepts including colours, numbers and counting, days of the week, time and rhyme, introduced by Thomas and his engine friends. This large-format board book offers young children surprises under each flap. Our Price
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Ripley’s Special Edition 2013 Ripley’s RRP $19.99 Another year’s worth of wild and wacky information from Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Heaps of awesomely weird information such as rainbow clouds in the Himalayas, a Chinese building in shape of teapot, a woman who’s worn and lived in pink clothes for 25 years and more!
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Christmas Books Where is Santa’s Suit? Martin Chatterton RRP $9.95 Ho, ho, oh no! Santa’s lost his suit! The hunt is on to find Santa’s suit before Christmas! A seek and find book by hilarious illustrator Martin Chatterton!
Kangaroo for Christmas James Flora RRP $19.95 The day before Christmas, Kathryn’s present from Uncle Dingo arrives in a big box. Naturally, it’s a lively kangaroo. Kathryn can’t wait to show grandma, so she hops onto Adelaide’s back and off they go! In typical James Flora fashion, chaos and pure silliness ensue!
The Twelve Days of Aussie Christmas (with CD)
There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Star! P. Crumble RRP $14.99 It is time for Christmas and the old lady’s festive appetite is enormous! Hold on to your chimneys as even Santa isn’t safe from the old lady’s chompers this year! Surely she’ll POP!
Where’s Wally? Santa Spectacular Martin Handford RRP $12.95 A fabulously festive sticker activity book with hundreds of stickers and a “Create Your Own Where’s Wally?” scene! Join Wally and his friends in this sensational Santa themed sticker activity book. Hours of festive fun!
Christmas Wombat
Colin Buchanon RRP $19.99
Jackie French, illus Bruce Whatley RRP $14.99
Join an hilarious cast of Aussies as they count down to Christmas! Sing along to the bonus CD while you search for surfing Santas, jolly jumbucks and lots more. There are over 150 things to find!
Christmas from a wombat’s eye-view is always going to be interesting. From the award-winning duo of Jackie French and Bruce Whatley 2011’s Christmas hit is now in a board book.
Dear Santa: Doodles for You
Santa and His Brother Down Under
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John Bongiorno, illus Caroline Keys RRP $14.95
What do you want for Christmas? This fantastic alternative to a letter to Santa encourages children to think about what makes Christmas so special, and why they love it so much!
When Santa Claus realises that he can’t deliver presents to all the children in the world on his own, he knows just who to call. His brother from Down Under, Santa Cossie, and his flying kangaroos!
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the Adventures of the Wishing Chair the Folk of the Faraway Tree Enid Blyton RRP $19.95 each
Hairy Maclary From Donaldson’s Dairy: Book and Plush Set
These vintage editions of Enid Blyton’s most treasured stories are finally back in print. These are the editions that many will remember from their childhoods. Parents and grandparents will swoon with nostalgia and children will love poring over the illustrations and be entranced by the magical stories.
Lynley Dodd RRP $24.99 The Hairy Maclary boxed plush toy and book set includes a gorgeous furry toy and a hardback edition of Hairy Maclary from Donaldson’s Dairy.
Kids Garden Adventure Kit Don Burke RRP $19.95 All you need to get going outdoors! This great kit includes a book - packed with 25 activities to explore the garden, park and outdoors – a garden trowel, a compass and a special UV torch to explore the nightlife and animal markings.
The Little Yellow Digger Trace ’n’ Race Betty & Alan Gilderdale RRP $19.99
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Dan Kainen RRP $34.95 Why just read about the way a cheetah can run up to 60 mph when you can actually watch him running, too? It’s like having a coffee-table book come to life in your hands. Featuring eight gorgeous animals, this spectacular book of “motion pictures” will leave you breathless!
The House That Wonky Built Craig Smith RRP $24.99 Wonky’s back, and this time you can join him at home! Help Wonky decorate his house for hours of playtime fun! A fold-out book of Wonky’s stable, with three rooms and outdoor area, and including die-cut, build-yourown play pieces and reusable stickers for decorating.
Playbook Farm Corrina Fletcher RRP $24.99 A pop-up storybook and 3D farmyard playmat all in one! This brilliant and ingenious novelty package comprises a pop-up storybook, which then unfolds and transforms into a 3D farmyard landscape playmat, with cut-out cardboard animals and a tractor for total fun on the farm!
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My Giggle-icious Box of Books Giggle & Hoot RRP $29.99
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Author Lemony Snicket is a broken man, wracked with misery and despair as a result of writing A Series Of Unfortunate Events. But what was he like when he was thirteen years old? Find out in the brand new series from bestselling author Lemony Snicket!
It’s time for a showdown. Pirates vs Skandians. Bring it on, Herons! With Zavac and his ship, the Raven, well ahead of the Heron, Hal has a huge task ahead of him in finding the pirate – and retrieving the precious artefact Zavac stole from the Skandians.
Mark of Athena: Heroes of Olympus Rick Riordan RRP $19.99 The phenomenally successful Rick Riordan is back with the next thrilling installment of the Heroes of Olympus series, following on from The Lost Hero and The Son of Neptune. Our Price
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Princess Betony is worried her mother will never return after running into the Dark Forest. Humans are forbidden to enter the Forest, but Betony doesn’t care. She has to find her mother, no matter what. But first she must catch a unicorn!
Lauren Child RRP $19.99 Everyone’s favourite girl detective is back for a second mind-blowing instalment, packed with all the off-the-wall humour, action and friendship of the first book. This time, though, it’s an adventure on the wide open ocean, and Ruby is all at sea.
Pearlie and the Flamenco Fairy Wendy Harmer RRP $14.95 Pearlie is visiting sunny Spain! Her new fairy friend Florentina is throwing a fabulous flamenco party in her honour. But Pearlie doesn’t know how to dance the flamenco. Can the famous Señor Philippe teach her some magical moves so all the fairies will shout ‘Olé’?
Ratburger David Walliams RRP $19.99 A hilarious, action-packed and touching story of a little girl called Zoe. Things are not looking good for Zoe. And now the evil Burt from Burt’s Burgers is after her pet rat! And guess what he wants to do with it?
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There is no getting away from the past ... A breathtaking novel from Maureen McCarthy, spanning generations, that will be devoured by young women, their sisters, friends, mothers and grandmothers. A novel to fall in love with.
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Black Spring Alison Croggan RRP $22.95 Lina is enchanting, vibrant but wilful. And her eyes betray her for what she truly is – a witch. She has She has grown up privileged and spoilt. But times are changing. Vendetta is coming. And tragedy is stalking the halls of the Red House.
Finale Becca Fitzpatrick RRP $24.99 Nora is more certain than ever that she is in love with Patch. Fallen angel or no, he is the one for her. Her heritage and destiny may mean that they will always be enemies, but there is no turning her back on him. But now they face their biggest challenge. Our Price
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The Raven Boys Maggie Stiefvater RRP $24.99 This is the first book in a brand new series from bestselling author, Maggie Stiefvater. When Blue meets Gansey’s spirit on the corpse road she knows there is only one reason why - either he is her true love or she has killed him.
The Hunger Games Luxury Edition Catching Fire Luxury Edition Mockingjay Luxury Edition Suzanne Collins RRP $24.99 each In the ruins of a place once known as North America lies the nation of Panem, a shining Capitol surrounded by twelve outlying districts... The bestselling series is now available in stunning new covers, exclusive to Australia!
The Power of Five: Oblivion Anthony Horowitz RRP $19.95 The epic fifth and final instalment in the bestselling fantasy series The Power of Five by Anthony Horowitz. Having escaped from Hong Kong, the Five Gatekeepers - Matt, Pedro, Scott, Jamie and Scarlett - are scattered in a hostile and dangerous world.
The Diviners Libba Bray RRP $24.99 Cassandra Clare meets Phryne Fisher in this launch of a blockbuster series set in 1920s New York about a teen psychic on the hunt for a serial killer. Evie has a secret: a mysterious power that could help catch the killer - if he doesn’t catch her first...
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